Bench IQ raises $5.3 million in a seed round led by Battery Ventures and Inovia Capital to enhance its AI-driven judicial intelligence platform.
Amount Raised
$5.3 Million
Round Type
Seed
TorontoInformation TechnologySoftwareArtificial IntelligenceLegalInvestors
Description
Bench IQ has secured $5.3 million in a seed funding round to fuel the development of its proprietary judicial dataset and AI tools. Led by Battery Ventures and Inovia Capital, the round included participation from CIBC Innovation Banking, MVP Ventures, Maple VC, and Haystack VC. The new funds will focus on expanding its dataset, advancing AI agents, and growing the team in the U.S. and Canada
Quick answer
Bench IQ raised $5.3 Million in a Seed round, dated August 27, 2025. Investors: CIBC Innovation Banking, MVP Ventures, Maple VC, Haystack VC, Battery Ventures and Inovia Capital. Bench IQ is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- How much did Bench IQ raise?
- Bench IQ raised $5.3 Million in a Seed round on August 27, 2025.
- Who invested in Bench IQ?
- CIBC Innovation Banking, MVP Ventures, Maple VC, Haystack VC, Battery Ventures and Inovia Capital are named as investors in this round.
- What does Bench IQ do?
- Bench IQ is an AI-powered service that allows attorneys to uncover the reasons behind all of their judges' rulings, not just the 3% that can be found in their judicial opinions.
- Where is Bench IQ based and how big is it?
- Bench IQ is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Fundz records about 7 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Bench IQ?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Bench IQ. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Legal and Software around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Bench IQ that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Vulcan Technologies raised $11M (Seed) on October 9, 2025.
- Lucio raised $5M (Funding Round) on October 7, 2025.
- Harvey raised $64M (Corporate Round) on October 6, 2025.
- Saga raised $1.8M (Seed) on October 3, 2025.
- Legal Decoder raised $3.8M on October 1, 2025.
- Lexroom raised $19M (Series A) on September 29, 2025.
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